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  • bassomitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    5 hours ago

    Genuine question, do they really want to be independent right now? I feel like Denmark is a primary obstacle to the US coming in and doing even more dumb shit.

    • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      4 hours ago

      Perhaps the test of sentiment on independence and Denmark ties has been astroturfed by the US.

      • Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        That is not true. Greenland has a long history as a colony and they want to have independence. There might be a handful of MAGAts acting in bad faith, but a majority of Greenlanders want some sort of increased autonomy, though it’s not clear on what that would look like.

        Trump’s attacks on Greenlandic and Danish sovereignty have complicated things, and are actually pushing Greenlanders closer to Denmark, at least temporarily.

    • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      4 hours ago

      They could become independent and join the EU at the same time if they want independence and protection from the US.

      • Mantzy81@aussie.zoneEnglish
        16·
        4 hours ago

        No they couldn’t. There are lots of rules to joining the EU that Greenland, as an independent country may not meet. The EU is also not a military force in its own right, they would have to join NATO for that to occur - which they probably could but again, rules for joining that they may not be able to meet.

        Though I could imagine that Greenlanders feel they should be independent, and likely the Danish would think so too, but currently they’re under Denmark’s ties to EU and NATO so, until the US threat has passed (over, into hell as he richly deserves), it may be best to stay linked. But I’d be asking for another vote in 5-10 years to reassess and to get ducks in a row to quickly sign onto both NATO and EU.